About this episode

This episode discusses the first close-up images of a planet captured by Mariner 4 on July 15, 1965.

Mariner 4 captured the first close-up images of this planet on this day in 1965. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Topics covered

• space exploration
• Mariner 4
• NASA
• historical events
• planetary images

Keywords

• Mariner 4
• space
• NASA
• planet
• images
• 1965
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Places: planet

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